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U.K. (FTSE) Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 17, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies21
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M2.2%
  • 1Y8.8%
  • YTD-2.1%

In the last week, the Entertainment industry is flat overall, with LBG Media standing out by going down 5.2%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 8.8% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Entertainment Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 18 Feb 2025UK£1.3bUK£847.2m-UK£8,879,820.4116.5x-146.2x1.5x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025UK£1.3bUK£849.9m-UK£21,855,789.4115.4x-59.8x1.5x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024UK£1.3bUK£846.7m-UK£65,456,159.0719.3x-19.8x1.5x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024UK£1.3bUK£843.5m-UK£65,026,941.2116.8x-20.1x1.6x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024UK£1.4bUK£842.0m-UK£64,525,858.7016.3x-21.2x1.6x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024UK£1.4bUK£811.1m-UK£122,454,091.9537.1x-11.6x1.7x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024UK£1.5bUK£814.1m-UK£124,110,388.1336x-12.2x1.9x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024UK£1.4bUK£815.5m-UK£124,866,860.7037.6x-10.9x1.7x
Thu, 30 May 2024UK£1.3bUK£801.2m-UK£124,213,425.2837.1x-10.2x1.6x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024UK£1.2bUK£801.5m-UK£125,030,327.1333.9x-9.5x1.5x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024UK£1.1bUK£817.9m-UK£118,558,490.0816.3x-9.1x1.3x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024UK£1.2bUK£801.9m-UK£105,894,947.1119.7x-11x1.4x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024UK£1.1bUK£818.5m-UK£109,234,185.0013.5x-9.9x1.3x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023UK£1.0bUK£832.1m-UK£66,689,569.0012.6x-15.5x1.2x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023UK£1.3bUK£831.2m-UK£70,517,166.0016x-18.7x1.6x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023UK£1.2bUK£830.8m-UK£70,236,080.0014.7x-17.5x1.5x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023UK£1.3bUK£783.9m-UK£32,853,384.0016.3x-39.6x1.7x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023UK£1.4bUK£780.6m-UK£31,964,630.0016.4x-42.5x1.7x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023UK£1.5bUK£780.9m-UK£32,080,272.0017.1x-46.1x1.9x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023UK£1.6bUK£773.2m-UK£31,714,993.0012.6x-49.9x2x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023UK£1.6bUK£782.2m-UK£30,770,611.0017.2x-51.4x2x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023UK£1.6bUK£703.7m-UK£11,535,990.0011.3x-136x2.2x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023UK£1.7bUK£706.1m-UK£12,274,491.0011.9x-137.3x2.4x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023UK£1.8bUK£677.1m-UK£14,195,537.0018x-126.1x2.6x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022UK£2.0bUK£671.6m-UK£21,570,835.0021.9x-93x3x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022UK£2.2bUK£670.9m-UK£23,004,065.0023.5x-97.2x3.3x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022UK£84.9bUK£677.9m-UK£25,142,366.0024.4x-3378.5x125.3x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022UK£2.2bUK£577.2mUK£68.1m23.6x33x3.9x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022UK£2.4bUK£571.4mUK£67.8m26.5x35x4.1x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022UK£2.2bUK£573.3mUK£67.7m25.4x32.7x3.9x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022UK£2.9bUK£565.3mUK£65.1m30.9x44.3x5.1x
Mon, 02 May 2022UK£3.0bUK£564.9mUK£65.0m29x46.4x5.3x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022UK£3.2bUK£410.0mUK£25.5m24.3x124.7x7.8x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022UK£4.2bUK£467.1mUK£15.0m34.3x277.2x8.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

277.2x


Total Market Cap: UK£4.2bTotal Earnings: UK£15.0mTotal Revenue: UK£467.1mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -28.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Entertainment industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.9x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Entertainment industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Meanwhile revenues have grown 22% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Telecom industry?

GB Market-0.39%
Telecom-0.48%
Entertainment-0.91%
Movies and Entertainment-0.35%
Interactive Home Entertainment-1.34%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Movies and Entertainment industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings decline of 9.0%, which is less than its past year's earnings decline of 20.2%.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Interactive Home Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 32% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 42% per year.
  • In contrast, the Movies and Entertainment industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 9.0% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CCP CelticUK£1.731.5%
+UK£2.4m
38.0%PE6.9x
EMAN Everyman Media GroupUK£0.396.8%
+UK£2.3m
-38.1%PS0.4x
MOS Mobile StreamsUK£0.00455.9%
+UK£2.2m
718.2%PS92.6x
HUD Huddled GroupUK£0.02819.1%
+UK£1.4m
-1.8%PS1.2x
ATC All Things Considered GroupUK£1.052.4%
+UK£413.5k
0%PS0.4x
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ADF

UK£0.31

Facilities by ADF

7D

-5.8%

1Y

-42.8%

LBG

UK£1.10

LBG Media

7D

-5.2%

1Y

31.9%

CCP

UK£1.73

Celtic

7D

1.5%

1Y

38.0%

GFIN

UK£0.001

Gfinity

7D

-15.4%

1Y

147.6%

HUD

UK£0.028

Huddled Group

7D

19.1%

1Y

-1.8%

FDEV

UK£2.04

Frontier Developments

7D

-2.6%

1Y

49.0%

MOS

UK£0.0045

Mobile Streams

7D

5.9%

1Y

718.2%

TBLD

UK£0.06

tinyBuild

7D

-4.0%

1Y

-2.0%

DEVO

UK£0.24

Devolver Digital

7D

-4.0%

1Y

29.7%

ATC

UK£1.05

All Things Considered Group

7D

2.4%

1Y

0%